Samsung a117 - Feature phone - LCD display - 128 x 160 pixels - AT&T

The phone is nice but not so much for non-texters. Even then I don't know how they would use the itsy-bitsy keys. The screen is great & the default ring tones have a great variety. Sound is crisp & clear.

I purchased this unloacked GSM phone for use in East Africa. When I return I will edit this review. The phone did arrive **brand new** and the battery charged right up.

PROS - the blackberry look to it is nice, the keyboard is fine unless you have big fingers. I got used to it in minutes. its so easy to send messages really fast, i probably sent 1000 in the first week i had it. camera snaps pictures very fast, on my samsung impression it took too long to focus a picture. this phone you just click, click and shoot and its saved instantly the call quality matches my old samsung impression, which was stellar phone is very lightweight, but doesnt feel cheap service is perfect, at&t has an excellent network, cannot go wrong there battery life is normal price was very cheap for the amount of features included, bluetooth headset is a nice addon, which works perfectly shipping was fast can put old SIM card in if you need a quick replacement phone for contract CONS - doesnt take video, receive or playback video whatsoever no microsd support (for this store's model) memory is low, again it would be nice to expand it camera could be better, but hey at least it has one wish usb cord was included, but that's a quick fix from amazon other: i wouldnt mind holding on to this phone for the rest of my contract, about 1.5 years left. its nice, cheap, and basic. I needed a phone that sent messages fast, and had great call quality, this phone does it and more. if you dont care about camera quality and video playback and you want what i have, then buy this phone.

This phone is great. I bought it for my son, who broke his original phone, again. Already have AT&T wireless service, so we just transfered the SIMS card from the old phone to this one. I chose this phone for him, because he does a lot of texting.

The main thing I'm noticing is the reception isn't very good. I am having lots of "static" on my calls and dropping calls in areas I didn't usually have problems before. I don't like how quickly the keyboard locks & I can't seem to adjust the time delay. It's either "on" or "off" without offering me the ability to extend the time until it locks or until the screen dims. It's a good basic phone though and is serving it's purpose when I was in a bind for a dependable phone. I doubt I'll keep it very long though.